Mercy Merrick is living a difficult life on the streets, but when she meets the young and charismatic clergyman Julian Gray, she desires to leave this life behind and start afresh. She packs her things and volunteers as a nurse in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. It is, however, very difficult to leave your life behind, and even harder to start a new life in a society so dependent on social connections. So when she sees that Grace Roseberry is killed by a shell, Mercy assumes Grace's identity and social position... ( Carolin)

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cool that youd like to join us. no problem if you have to step away if it takes us longer than january, we will cross that bridge when we get to it.

i see you have been pling already, but you havent been signed up officially as dpl elsewhere. to be able to do so, i need to add you to the system. how would you like to be credited? you can choose any name or pseudonym you like thank you!

I'm really happy to help out and so far the PLing is fun for me to do. I can't believe how much time and effort goes into making each book sound so great.

I'm learning a lot and love to be able to help out with Librivox.

Count me in. I've also downloaded the book so I can read along. It seems to help as I'm listening. And I'm happy for any instructional tips as we go along. I'm watching and rewatching Phils videos to increase my skills.